California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km WNW of Clearlake, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Clearlake, California on Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 10:32 PM PST (06:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-07 06:32:24 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.972° N, 122.660° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16634 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16633 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16633 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16632 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, CA · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CA · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16628 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.37 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16626 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.29 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.610 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 16622 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16622 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16622 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16621 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.69 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16620 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.711 km N of Princeton, California · 16618 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.06 km ESE of Roseland, California · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.63 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.18 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.62 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.38 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.010 km W of Point Arena, California · 16611 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16608 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.612 km S of Comptche, California · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.1Northern California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16602 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16600 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.73 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.03 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.63 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.1Northern California · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16638 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16640 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16640 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.18 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.96 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.82 km SW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16641 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16641 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.717 km N of Princeton, California · 16641 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061105. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.